CNA Exam 1 Ch. 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Long term care - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients cannot go back home to live. They have
to be in a facility 24/7.
Accountable - CORRECT ANSWER - answerable for one's actions
activities of daily living (ADLs) - CORRECT ANSWER - daily personal care tasks, such
as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking;
walking; and transferring;eliminating; and communicating
Acute care - CORRECT ANSWER - 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or
injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Ex: broken arm, sprained
ankle.
Adult day services - CORRECT ANSWER - care for people who need some assistance or
supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
Allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - an immune response by the body after exposure to a
substance called an allergen;reactions may be mild or life-threatening.
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) - CORRECT ANSWER - the practice of bringing pets into
a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship.
Assisted living - CORRECT ANSWER - residences for people who do not need 24 hr
skilled care, but do require some help with daily care.
Assistive Devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Special equipment that helps a person who is
ill or disabled to perform ADLS; also called adaptive devices.
, Care team - CORRECT ANSWER - the group of people with different kinds of education
and experience who provide resident care
chain of command - CORRECT ANSWER - the order of authority within a facility
Charge nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare
workers
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term or long-lasting
Cite - CORRECT ANSWER - in a long-term care facility, to document a problem through
a survey
Conscientious - CORRECT ANSWER - guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled
Continuity of Care - CORRECT ANSWER - an ongoing coordination of a resident's care
over time, during which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working
toward shared goals
Courteous - CORRECT ANSWER - polite, kind, and considerate
Delegation - CORRECT ANSWER - The assignment of tasks to another person that are
within their scope of practice
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER - the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking,
remembering, reasoning, and communicating
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - the identification of a disease or condition by its signs
and symptoms and through test results
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Long term care - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients cannot go back home to live. They have
to be in a facility 24/7.
Accountable - CORRECT ANSWER - answerable for one's actions
activities of daily living (ADLs) - CORRECT ANSWER - daily personal care tasks, such
as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking;
walking; and transferring;eliminating; and communicating
Acute care - CORRECT ANSWER - 24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or
injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Ex: broken arm, sprained
ankle.
Adult day services - CORRECT ANSWER - care for people who need some assistance or
supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
Allergy - CORRECT ANSWER - an immune response by the body after exposure to a
substance called an allergen;reactions may be mild or life-threatening.
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) - CORRECT ANSWER - the practice of bringing pets into
a facility or home to provide stimulation and companionship.
Assisted living - CORRECT ANSWER - residences for people who do not need 24 hr
skilled care, but do require some help with daily care.
Assistive Devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Special equipment that helps a person who is
ill or disabled to perform ADLS; also called adaptive devices.
, Care team - CORRECT ANSWER - the group of people with different kinds of education
and experience who provide resident care
chain of command - CORRECT ANSWER - the order of authority within a facility
Charge nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - a nurse responsible for a team of healthcare
workers
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term or long-lasting
Cite - CORRECT ANSWER - in a long-term care facility, to document a problem through
a survey
Conscientious - CORRECT ANSWER - guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled
Continuity of Care - CORRECT ANSWER - an ongoing coordination of a resident's care
over time, during which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working
toward shared goals
Courteous - CORRECT ANSWER - polite, kind, and considerate
Delegation - CORRECT ANSWER - The assignment of tasks to another person that are
within their scope of practice
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER - the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking,
remembering, reasoning, and communicating
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - the identification of a disease or condition by its signs
and symptoms and through test results
